Commentary by Bessie Jones on A Charge To Keep I Have

Audio file
Date recorded: September 26, 1961
Contributor(s): Performer: Marchand, Antoinette; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: interview/commentary
Culture: African American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T952
Track Number: 14
Archive ID: T952R14
Note: Jones explains that people danced to songs like "A Charge To Keep I Have": "Oo, I love it! That's the way they used to sing it, they used to shake hands – jumping around. I didn't know there was any other way to sing it till I came to this church." Antoinette Marchand: What's a shout? Bessie Jones: A shout is a song to dance by.
Belongs to: New York City 9/61
About the session: The fourth of 21 recording sessions with Bessie Jones.
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